Mumbai, March 15 -- Ranjit Savarkar, grandson of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar and Chairman of Swatantryaveer Savarkar Rashtriya Smarak, on Saturday hit out at All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi and labelled him a follower of Auragzeb and a "traitor" over his remarks against the Hindutva ideologue.

He said that Owaisi's agenda was to "mislead Muslims" in India and "incite them" against the country. Ranjit went on to say that his grandfather never disrespected Sambhaji Maharaj.

"His sole agenda is to mislead the Muslims of India and incite them against the country. This is his inheritance. Savarkar never disrespected Sambhaji Maharaj. In 1944, Kasim Rizvi, an Islamic terrorist, established an organisation na...